The Irish standard., 1887-12-17
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81 T. a.
Rand, Maxwell s Co., the big Wisconsin lum
Der lr1r, will pay q 45 cents on the dollar.
| For your holiday candies visit Mack's Cand.
Kitchen, 100E. 9Th ST.
1 For fine homemade candies call at Afack's
/! Candy Kitchen, 100 E. 7ths st.
! Court is now in session, Judge Brewer on the
| bench.
=! Coroner Quinn has gone to California, where
| he will remain fora couple OF months, and Dr.
| Gurney will be acting coroner in his absence.
Frank O'Halloran. the well known contrac-
! tor and friend of ireland, will leave about tho
first of the year for two months trip to the
Old land.
Prof. Henry NcLachlan gave an organ re-
cital ut St. Mary's church on Thursday even
;nr There was an excellent program, well
rendered
The real estate men have subscribed S3,ooo
for the winter carnival Unless John Frost
ESQ. gets up cartier o mornings. we Will nave
to resort 10 glass palace
The municipal court did big business on
Monday. disposing of sixty cases, and collect
inc $3.50 in fines. Two score and two prisoners
we're sent to the work house.
4 large number Of horses have been injured
by the new cattle line, the horses being caught
in the slot. between the center rails. Some ut
the animals have been killed.
Among the business changes which will take
place on January lst Finch, vanslyck & Co.,
will, succeed the present Auerbach, Fi"ch &
yanSlyck. wholesale dry goods merchants.
Tho Dispatch win now be more lively than
ever. Mrs. Costello and children, W12e OF tne
associate editor. have arrived from New YORK
and will remain here permanently
The Minnesota iron Company have PAID INFO
the State Treasury 3,a42 49, beings tax Oh Que
cent ,,er ton Oh 3Gt 252 tons of iron ore mined
in this state for the past year.
The st. Paul Daily News, an evening paper,
made it's appearance ON Tuesday evening. 1t
il edited by Geo. T. McCracken and j. a. Nc
A,,ister. and shows signs OF vigor and long
life.
The ST. Josepb's r. A. society presented
.heir pastor, Rev Father Raleigh, with fine
csne. ON Sunday lust The Reverend Father
was taken By SURPRISE. and madea neat speech
Of acceptance.
John Burke, young man in the employ OF
Blodgett g. Csgood, was caughe by pulley belt
last Monday. ard received serious injuries
ubouttIe anke. He was removed to Esss
horne on Conway street, and his wounds at
tended to.
The French Catholic Fair opened at Market
hall, on Wednesday evening, and tor the t1rss
night there was good crowd present. Great
taste was displayed in the erranaem OF the
different booths, aud the good ladiesin charge
are sure to make it u grand success.
Thos, McKone, Of the Pioueer Press, has
heen elected pres dent Of the St. Paul Trades
and Labor Assembly. Mr. McKone is
Young man, being in his twenty-sixth year,
and is recognized as thorough business man
an1 an earnest worker. 1t is wonderful how
tbe Young men are coming to the front.
If you want anything in the line OF boots,
81 oe,. arcrics, r1bbers, or anything else to be
fl 1nl, in stock Of boots and shoes, CAL on ~ f.
Kelly & Co.. III East Seventh street. They have
an excellent stock to select from and prices are
ALWAYS reasonable You will always receive cour.
teous treatment at the hands Of Messrs J IT,
Kelly s. Co.
Hon P. Fl. Kellyihus been in Washington tnr
a few days, and the result of his visit is tnat
William Lee. au old resident and business man
Of this city. will succeed DR.. Day as postmaster
Of ST. Paul. DR.. Day has been i'll tie service
of tne government for Twelve years, aud will
soon leave the most important postotiice IN tne
northwest.
Tn the case of Thomas Mcponough, tried In
tue district court, before Judge Kelly, tor the
killing of Thomas NleNamara, the jury $1,000
ten for acquittat and two for conviction Judge
McCulferty and Chris. A. Gallager defended thes
prisonerin an able manner. The 1nuEuer was
committed during a drunken bfaws, and 1T IS
undoubtedly true that McDonough shot MS as
saiaut in self defense.
The Orphan Board furnish the following re-
| mort OF the recsip1s of the late Orphans fa'f:
Cathedral Parish, f6075.75 st. M1chaefs parish
s776 OF; ST. Joseph's parish, S77o; st. Mary, g
parish. s76s; st. Louis parish, S475.D 81
Johns parish, S51, rs; receipts at oooE' sI''z'
making total of s1O,1o9ss. The expenses
were $40, which places the net receipts at
So, ,569.3s.
Nearly 1000 buildings at cost of S1,oOo'coO
have been erec>ea III st. Paul the present year
| The numerous architects report that they nave
a large amount of work on the boards tor next
season. Of the very large amount OF building
the past summer, $500 900 was expended Tor
churches and schools, thus showing that the
reliei JUS and educational part of our growth
is keeping pace with material improvements,
The question of site for a new county jail
is engaging great deal of attention at the
Or. sent time. The commissioners should ac1
prompty in this matter, for the old rat trap
called il Jail, is q disgrace to the surroundings.
The old iai. is q fice trap, and should flre oc-
cur the loss of life W ,uld Undoubtedly be com
mensurate with tue number OF prisoners.
There is a moral responsibility resting upon
the com, iss1oners, aud the will of the people
should be needed.
/ Pfeiffers il all was well filed win an appre-
ciative audience on Monday evening, bslng
drawn there hy the excele progr .m which
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